Mayfly project

The Mayfly project invites us to sum up 2007 in twenty four words. So, here is 2007 for me:

Escaped that dark cloud

Confidence and laughter regained

Bravely juggled the impossible

Glimpsed who I wanted to be.

I think I am ready now.

In 2007, I left a job that made me miserable. Well, no, that is not quite accurate. I loved my work; it was the work situation that made me miserable. This misery seeped into my entire life, and I now question what on earth kept me there for so long. I pulled myself off that career path, thinking that I would always be stuck in that kind of a situation. But, I missed it. I really missed it. Because the bottom line is that I love working in a veterinary clinic. I love everything about it. So, after a significant break from the clinical setting, I went to work for a new clinic. And I have everything that I love about working with animals without the terrible situation. And I am happy. And perhaps ready to get myself back on that career path....

Meanwhile, 2007 brought a terrible diagnosis of a chronic nerve condition for my fiance. Between medical treatments for him, job woes, money troubles and LIFE, I've felt at times like I was juggling a thousand flaming batons. But I haven't let one drop..... yet.

I've thought a lot this year about what I want to be, and with all that has happened, all the uncertainty and nail-biting, I am ready to have my "real life" start right now.

This includes finding a job I love (check one off the list!), getting married, starting a family. Owning a home. You know, the typical American dream.

So, I admit it. I am ordinary. Or, at least I strive to be. And what is wrong with that?